Urban population, annual growth rate in Belize
Belize: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.9389 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Belize, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Belize is 0.9389 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Belize peaked at 3.66 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.546 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Belize ranks 127th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1972 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9031 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 1976 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 3.16 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8695 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6826 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.546 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +130.6% |
| 2023 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9853 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9389 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +130.6% | 0.546 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.9031 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.8695 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 % change on previous year | 0.546 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 124 Norway 0.9842 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Costa Rica 0.976 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 0.9601 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Cyprus 0.9374 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.9317 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9311 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Belize?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Belize was 0.9389 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.546 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 127th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.